Nova Scotia Leadership Prayer Breakfast | Past Speakers
The Nova Scotia Leadership Prayer Breakfast has for over 35 years invited people who find themselves in leadership positions to come together for a time of prayer for our province, its communities and its people.
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2010’s

2010
Terry LeBlanc
My People International, MB

 

2011
Murray Taylor
President & CEO, Investors Group

 

2012
Bruce Smith
Director, HMI Atlantic Division

 

2013
There was no breakfast this year

 

2014
Bobby Smith
Owner, Halifax Mooseheads Hockey Club

 

2015
Mike Savage
Mayor, Halifax Regional Municipality

 

2016
Brian McConaghy
Founding Director of Ratanak International

 

2017
Dr. Robert Strang
Chief Medical Officer- Province of NS

 

2018

Cheyenne Jones & Jean Michel Blais

Community Activist / Chief of Halifax Police

 

2019

Ryan Walter

Hockey Canada Foundation and Partners International Canada

 

2020-22

No Events due to COVID 19..

2023

Vincent Savard

Band of Brothers, Leader Impact

Primerica

2000’s

2000
David Toycen
President & CEO, World Vision Canada, ON

 

2001
Dianne Swinemar
CEO, Metro Food Bank Society (FEED NOVA SCOTIA), NS

 

2005
Thomas Caldwell
Chairman & CEO of Caldwell Securities, ON

 

2006
Dr. Jock Murray
Former Dean of Medicine at Dalhousie; Professor Emeritus – Humanities at Dalhousie Medical School; Officer of the Order of Canada (1991); NS

 

2007
Dr. Tim O’Neill
Adviser to Ministry of Finance as Ontario’s first Visiting Economist; Former Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist, BMO Financial Group; Former President, Atlantic Provinces Economic Council; ON.

 

2008
Rev. Eleanor Clitheroe
Former CEO, Hydro One, ON; President & CEO of Prison Fellowship Canada, ON

 

2005
Thomas Caldwell
Chairman & CEO of Caldwell Securities, ON

 

2006
Dr. Jock Murray
Former Dean of Medicine at Dalhousie; Professor Emeritus – Humanities at Dalhousie Medical School; Officer of the Order of Canada (1991); NS

 

2007
Dr. Tim O’Neill
Adviser to Ministry of Finance as Ontario’s first Visiting Economist; Former Executive Vice-President and Chief Economist, BMO Financial Group; Former President, Atlantic Provinces Economic Council; ON.

 

2008
Rev. Eleanor Clitheroe
Former CEO, Hydro One, ON; President & CEO of Prison Fellowship Canada, ON

 

2009
Tim Huff
Youth Unlimited Light Patrol Street Outreach, ON

 

2002
Commissioner June Dwyer
Salvation Army International Missionary

 

2003
W.R. (Bill) Mills
Mayor of Truro, NS

 

2004
Dennis Ignatius
Malaysian High Commissioner to Canada; Author of “Fire Begets Fire”

1990’s

1990
Premier John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative MP, NS; Premier of Nova Scotia (1978-90)

 

1991
Dr. Naomi Hersom
President of Mount Saint Vincent University, NS

 

1992
Rev. Dr. Andrew MacRae
Dean of Acadia Divinity College, NS

 

1993
Harry D. Thompson, Q.C.
Partner, Goldberg Thompson Law, NS

 

1994
Donald A. Cameron
President & Chairman, Lawtons Drugs, NS

 

1995
Kevin Jenkins
CEO, Canadian Airlines, AB

 

1996
Hon. Gilbert Parent
Liberal MP, St. Catherines, ON

 

1997
Bruce Havill
Member NSLPB Steering Committee, Entrepreneur (Roto-Static), NS

 

1998
Paul Henderson
Athletes in Action Canada; former NHL player (1963-81), ON

 

1999
Archibald D. McLean
President & CEO, Maple Leaf Foods (retired), ON

1980’s

1981
Jerome Choquette, Q.C.
Member of Parliament, Q.C.

 

1982
Claude Taylor
CEO of Air Canada, NB

 

1983
Dr. James Perkin
President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia University 1981 – 1993

 

1984
Gilbert Parent
Liberal MP, St. Catherines, ON

 

1985
Benno Friesen
Progressive Conservative MP, Surrey-White Rock – North Delta

 

1986
Dr. Fred MacKinnon
Director of NS Seniors Secretariat; Deputy Minister Social Services, NS

 

1987
Joseph Kass
CEO, Great Northern Paper, QC

 

1988
Bob Bentall
CEO, Bentall Group; Philanthropist, BC

 

1989
Albert Cooper
Progressive Conservative MP, Peace River, AB